The Nature and Role of Comparative Psychology in the Teaching of Psychology
- 1 October 1987
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Teaching of Psychology
- Vol. 14 (3) , 139-144
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15328023top1403_2
Abstract
This article describes a comparative psychology course that attempts to demonstrate the power of the comparative method for a complete understanding of psychological phenomena typically taught from a human-oriented perspective. A description of methodological goals and the traditional roles of comparative psychology precede the course description. These include research strategies for relating group differences to specific processes and for inferring the evolutionary and developmental histories of behavior.Keywords
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